Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 3/Verse 6

Chapter 3/Verse 6

कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन् ।
इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते ॥३- ६॥

karmendriyāṇi saṃyamya ya āste manasā smaran ।

indriyārthānvimūḍhātmā mithyācāraḥ sa ucyate ॥3- 6॥

One who sits restraining the senses of action remembering the objects of the senses by the mind; it is said, that deluded self is a hypocrite.

Word-for-word translations


karmendriyāṇi (neuter, accusative, plural) = the senses of action 


saṃyamya (gerund) (indeclinable) = restraining 


ya (masculine, nominative, singular) = who


āste (present indicative, 3rd person, singular) = one sits


manasā (neuter, instrumental, singular) = by the mind


smaran (present participle) (masculine, nominative, singular) = remembering 


indriyārthān (masculine, accusative, plural) = objects of the senses


vimūḍha (past passive participle) = deluded 

ātmā (masculine, nominative, singular) = self

mithyācāras (masculine, nominative, singular) = hypocrite


sa (pronoun, 3rd person, masculine, nominative, singular) = that


ucyate (present indicative, passive, 3rd person, singular) = it is said

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